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Re:Why This Obscure Audio Codec Is a Perfect Fit for the N64 by aruametello on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:36PM (#50383410)
i got confused at first, and then noted that this was an awful piece of music to pick for a compression demonstration.

not the music taste itself, but perhaps he should have gone for something more known that would be easy for A/B tests.

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Re:Why This Obscure Audio Codec Is a Perfect Fit for the N64 by ethanbezz on Thursday November 05, 2026 @07:48PM (#50386738)
Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega would've been a neat choice, as it was the track used to assess and refine the MP3 compression algorithm during it's development.
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